"I'm just hoping to go down that path and make a career of it.'' Her band Juicy Fruit also includes Kim Pink (saxaphone), Craig Lembke (saxpahone), Pete Lydiard (drums), Theresa McGowan (keyboard, backing vocals), Chris Denvers (bass) and Jason Winn (guitar).

Wheatley said she joined the band to develop her talents.

``Kim Pink was my music teacher at school and he approached me at the start of the year and asked whether I wanted to join the band,'' Wheatley said.

``It has been great to perform with the band, they're really amazing musicians.'' McGowan said the band had played at weddings, corporate functions, in pubs and clubs and at private shows for media mogul Kerry Packer.